Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Purple clover

Andrena humilis compared with Trifolium purpureum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Purple clover is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Purple clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Trifolium
Species	Andrena humilis	Trifolium purpureum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Purple clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Purple clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Purple clover

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and United States.

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

The Buff-Tailed Mining Bee (Andrena humilis) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium